Links to Community Support

Useful Links

Autism Anglia is an independent charity offering support to children and adults and their families.
Autism Anglia

BEAT Directory of support for eating disorders.
BEAT online services directory

ERIC Children’s bowel and bladder charity. For support with toileting issues
Let’s Go Potty

Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Neurodevelopmental Team supporting children, young people and families with a neurodevelopmental disorder including behaviour from 0–25 years.
Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service

Essex County Council cost of living support
Essex cost of living support

Essex County Fire and Rescue Services If you or someone you know doesn’t have working smoke alarms at home, they can fit them for free during a home fire safety visit.
Fire safety booking

Essex Family Forum For families of children with disabilities or additional needs.
Essex Family Forum

Essex Social Care and Family Solutions If you, your family, or someone you know needs support.
Essex Social Care and Family Solutions contact details

Families in Focus is an independent parent-led registered charity providing holistic support to families of children with disabilities and special needs.

• Helping families to complete disability benefits applications
• Giving advice on housing and social care issues
• Supporting with all SEND educational needs
• Providing activity clubs, workshops and peer-to-peer coffee mornings

Families in Focus Essex

Harwich Foodbank Visit them on Facebook or pop along on Tuesdays from 10am to 2.30pm to their cabin in Morrisons car park, Iconsfield Park, Dovercourt.

Essex Child & Family Wellbeing Service Help and support for children from birth to 19 (or 25 for those with SEND).
Essex Family Hub

Helping Hands Food Bank at Spring Meadow Contact our Inclusion Team: 01255 504528 (option 2) or speak to Mrs Neal at the school gate.

Home Start Supporting parents and carers to feel less isolated, more confident and develop parenting skills.
Home Start Essex

Lads Need Dads Helping families with absent fathers.
Lads Need Dads

NHS Healthy Start Help for pregnant women or mothers of children under 4 to buy food or milk.
NHS Healthy Start

NHS Sleep Understanding and finding support for sleep problems.
Every Mind Matters

North East Support Team (NEST) Helping struggling families and individuals in our local community.
NEST

Rehab 4 Addiction Assists those affected by substance misuse and their loved ones with information and signposting for treatment.
Rehab4addiction

The Sleep Charity Expert knowledge, resources and training for a better night’s sleep.
The Sleep Charity

The Maze Group Run free monthly drop-in sessions, workshops, and support groups for families of children with additional needs in Tendring.
The Maze Group

The Multi Schools Council Offers families, young people and schools information, training and workshops on areas including ASD, ADHD and mental health awareness.
The Multi Schools Council

Winston’s Wish Support for children and young people after the death of a parent or sibling.
Winston’s Wish

Young Carers Support for children who are looking after someone in their family.
Essex Young Carers

Youth Enquiry Services Supporting young people in Essex with housing, pregnancy and mental health concerns.
Youth Enquiry Service

Education advice and support

SENDIASS A confidential and impartial service providing advice and support on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Essex SENDIASS

The Educational Psychology Service
Essex Educational Psychology Service

National Support

Contact Helps families with disabled children feel supported and informed, providing advice on diagnosis, local services, benefits, and SEND.
Contact

Radar Key The National Key Scheme (NKS) offers disabled people independent access to locked public toilets across the UK.
Disability Rights Radar Key

NHS Autism Guide
NHS Autism Guide